The Apache Woman Who Fought Beside Geronimo — And The Forgotten Story Of Lozen, The Warrior History Almost Forgot
She did not abandon the pregnant woman to pursue her own safety, and she did not abandon the resistance after ensuring the woman’s safety.
She did both — she fulfilled both the warrior’s obligation to fight and the community member’s obligation to protect the vulnerable, in sequence, under conditions of extreme danger.
After Victorio: The Later Resistance
When Victorio was killed at Tres Castillos in October 1880, the Warm Springs resistance did not end.
The survivors of the massacre — the people who had escaped the ambush, including those who had been separated from the main band — eventually reassembled and continued to resist.
Lozen was one of these survivors.